Today was my first day switching from my normal 4 day split into the modified Bill Star Routine. Today was also my first day on the Cissus RX + Powerfull stack. Previously I had been working out for mostly aesthetic reasons and not really pushing myself or shooting for any specific goals.

I am newish to squats and deadlifts, having started doing them in the last couple months. I started the Bill Star Routine because I fear I may not have a strong enough base, and want to get back to the basics instead of isolation exercises.

Dietwise I eat very clean. I eat zero processed food. My daily diet consists of protein shakes, wheat+turkey+lettuce wraps, lean chicken breasts, lots of cottage cheese, oatmeal, peanut butter and jelly, apples, bananas, yogurt, smoothies, etc. I have no desire to eat anything bad because I have never really eaten for enjoyment but only necessity.

I will not be going on an official bulking phase, though I will be eating heartily. I want to gain as much lean muscle mass as possible but because my goals are athletic I am not willing to put on fat. This will most likely result in slower gains but that is acceptable.

starting to develop pain in my left shoulder. have started icing my arm after practice. does not seem to effect performance during practice, but afterwards it aches deeply. the pain seems to be towards the back of my shoulder and sometimes in that area between my shoulder and tricep.
any advice on this would be greatly appreciated.

k been training for a bjj tournament / also injured my elbow for awhile so i have been off and on in the gym for a couple weeks. i've lifted the last couple days but have been doing a temporary 4 day split.
today (08/30/06) was back day

alright shitty workout today. I've been sick all weekend and am hoping thats the cause for my lifts all going down. I've also been working out in my school gym instead of my boxing club so I can't use chalk... but enough excuses: